Global Times says reporter held by demonstrators at Hong Kong airport, rescued by police
Record ID:
1427031
Global Times says reporter held by demonstrators at Hong Kong airport, rescued by police
- Title: Global Times says reporter held by demonstrators at Hong Kong airport, rescued by police
- Date: 13th August 2019
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (AUGUST 13, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PROTESTERS SURROUNDING DETAINING MAN PROTESTERS MOVING DETAINED MAN DETAINED MAN SPEAKING, PHONES BEING HELD UP TO DETAINED MAN PROTESTERS SPEAKING AMONGST THEMSELVES
- Embargoed: 27th August 2019 19:32
- Keywords: Hong Kong airport riot police protesters undercover police officer Global Times reporter
- Location: INTERNET / HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: INTERNET / HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA003AS1YJIF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: PART OF THIS EDIT CONTAINS FOOTAGE FROM 2161-HONGKONG-PROTESTS/AIRPORT-DETAINED-MAN
A reporter from China's Global Times was seized by demonstrators at Hong Kong airport on Tuesday (August 13) but was rescued by police, the newspaper's editor in chief said.
Global Times is a tabloid published by the Ruling Communist Party's People's Daily.
In an earlier tweet, Hu had attached a video and said that Fu was tied up by demonstrators.
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